Since 1923, American Masons have had a
disaster relief system in place to address the natural disasters which befall
the country and - often - the world.

The
Masonic Service Association of North
America established a fund through which (US) tax-deductible contributions could be
made. Every cent of the over $6,000,000 collected has been used for the specific fund involved.
Over a million dollars was collected for the 911 horror.

A full and complete accounting is always
annually and unlike SO many of the so-called
'charities' which appear whenever a disaster occurs, MSANA is ALWAYS ready to
help. Whenever a Grand Lodge makes an appeal to the Masonic Service
Association, a separate fund is set up so that contributions earmarked for that
particular disaster will GO to that disaster rather than - as some charities do
- co-mingle donations and keep some for 'other' reasons. The cost of
administering this fund is borne by the MSANA itself or by other Masonic-related
bodies or individuals: no disaster relief
donations are ever used to fund 'administrative expenses'. On the MSANA website, you
can read more.
Even the cost of credit card processing for online donations to the MSANA does
not reduce your donation, thanks to the
Philalethes Society
which generously provides their online credit card services to do this.

If you wish to contribute to the Katrina
Disaster Fund, you can go to THIS secure online page where we encourage you to
support the Masonic tenets of faith, hope and CHARITY!

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click on "Prince, the Search Dog" to find things on our site. He's on every page
and he'll take you directly to our search form where you can see if we've
written about whatever it is you're interested in. Prince has a great memory; he
always remembers where things are!